Fall 1997 Christian Lacroix Runway Black Lace Over Dress w a Slinky Silk Underdress designer-madame-gres Item# S964

Item# S964

The panels are all pieced and hand placed to create a tubular feel till the skirt which floats out at the bottom

Bust: no defined side seams but prob not suitable for more than a B cup

but the fabric is actually a beautiful silk chiffon

suggesting the apoptygma of the classical peplos

Fall 1997 Christian Lacroix Runway Black Lace Over Dress w a Slinky Silk Underdress designer-madame-gres Item# S964Christian LaCroix launched his Haute Couture house in 1987 and immediately his string aesthetic took the world by storm. A ready to wear line soon followed, along with perfumes and menswear. His collections are always exotic, lavish affairs and his designs seemed to span the decades with their eccentric glamour pulled from multiple sources of inspiration. This dress is from the Fall 1997 collection. On the runway it was shown as with a modified glove